Minolta Dimage 7i - Manual (Page 83)

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IMAGE QUALITY
This camera has five image quality settings: raw, super fine, fine, standard, and economy. Always
select the desired setting before taking the picture. See navigating the recording-mode menu on page
78.
Image quality controls the rate of compression, but has no effect on the number of pixels in the
image. The higher the image quality, the lower the rate of compression and the larger the file sizes.
The super-fine mode will produce the highest quality image and the largest image files. If the eco-
nomical use of the CompactFlash card is important, use the economy mode. Standard image quality
is sufficient for normal usage.
File formats vary with the image quality setting. Super fine images are saved as a TIFF file. The fine,
standard, and economy settings are formatted as a JPEG file. Super fine, fine, standard, and econo-
my files are saved as 24-bit color or 8-bit monochrome images. RAW creates a file format that can
only be read with the DiMAGE Viewer software.
If the image quality is changed, the data panel will display the approximate number of images that
can be recorded at that setting on the installed CompactFlash card. One CompactFlash card can
contain images with differing qualities.
RAW
S. FIN
FINE
STD.
ECON. Economy – the smallest file sizes.
EVF and
LCD monitor
RAW – unprocessed image data.
Super fine – the highest quality image.
Fine – high quality image.
Standard – the default setting.